Attachment Style of Working Mothers and Social Performance and Adjustment of Children in School

Document Type : Original Article

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1 MA. psychology , Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

2 department factually member psychology , Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

This study purposed to investigate the effect of attachment style of working mothers on social performance and adjustment of children in school. For this purpose, a descriptive correlational study conducted. The statistical population of the present study included all second-grade elementary school students in Tehran in the academic year 2025. The sample size in this study was 150 people. Cluster random sampling method used to select the samples. First, one of the districts of Tehran was selected and 15 people were randomly selected from each school. Participants were assessed with attachment style, social performance, and adjustment questionnaires. The findings were analyzed using Pearson coefficaction and stepwise regression statistical methods. The results showed that secure and insecure attachment styles together significantly predict 31 percent of children's adjustment. Attachment styles were also able to explain 56 percent of children's social functioning significantly. There was a positive and significant relationship between adjustment and social functioning with secure attachment style, and the relationship between adjustment and social functioning with anxious and avoidant attachment styles was negative and significant. Therefore, it can be concluded that an increase in insecure attachment among employed mothers is associated with a decrease in their children's social adjustment and functioning. Conversely, higher levels of secure attachment in employed mothers are associated with higher levels of social adjustment and functioning in their children.

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Education and Exploration in Learning, Behavior and Cognition
Volume 1, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
December 2025
Pages 43-52

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